1) Text-messaging for advocacy and fundraising: Services like [http://www.mobilecommons.com/ Mobile Commmons] and [http://www.mGive.com/ mGive] offer mass text-messaging and Text-to-Give services for nonprofits. The tool set is amazing and they get good reviews, but most small to medium sized nonprofits can’t afford their services. [http://www.MobileCause.com/ MobileCause] offers a similar tool set and is a little less expensive, but for those who can not afford hundreds of dollars a month, some relatively inexpensive alternatives are [http://www.TextMarks.com TextMarks], [http://www.EzTexting.com EzTexting], and [http://www.frontlinesms.com Frontline SMS]. One thing to keep in mind is that most new services when first launched are expensive, but go down in price significantly over time as new vendors flood the market.

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1) Text-messaging for advocacy and fundraising: Services like [http://www.mobilecommons.com/ Mobile Commons] and [http://www.mGive.com/ mGive] offer mass text-messaging and Text-to-Give services for nonprofits. The tool set is amazing and they get good reviews, but most small to medium sized nonprofits can’t afford their services. [http://www.MobileCause.com/ MobileCause] offers a similar tool set and is a little less expensive, but for those who can not afford hundreds of dollars a month, some relatively inexpensive alternatives are [http://www.TextMarks.com TextMarks], [http://www.EzTexting.com EzTexting], and [http://www.frontlinesms.com Frontline SMS]. One thing to keep in mind is that most new services when first launched are expensive, but go down in price significantly over time as new vendors flood the market.

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There are various ways that the Internet can be used to raise funds for libraries and library foundations.

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Charity Search Engines

Charity Online Auctions

An array of possibilities is available from eBay Giving Works, in which sellers can elect to donate a percentage of an item's final sale price to a designated group, or that group can sell items directly, or get donations directly.

Charity Shopping

iGive.com -- Register with iGive and a percentage of the purchases made through the iGive Mall is donated to a designated group.

New Tools to make Raising Money for your Cause Easier! Posted by Susan Gordon on December 3rd, 2009 on the Causes Exchange Blog -- Last week, we released Shop for a Cause, the best way to raise money for your cause this holiday season. Just download the Causes toolbar and a percentage of all your purchases will go straight to your cause if you shop at over 1600 online stores including Best Buy, Expedia, and Target. For more information, go to:http://shopping.causes.com

Social Networking

Create a network of supporters and donors within the social networking web site Facebook with Facebook Causes. Learn more about how to utilize Causes at Causes Exchange.

Wish Lists

For best results, promote your wish list often and keep it updated!

Online bookstore Alibris lets libraries create online wishlists of desired titles -- along with the opportunity to compete for its Alibris Collection Award, an annual grant of up to $3,000 worth of books to an academic, public, special, or K-12 library supporting specific collection development projects that advance the mission, priority areas, and goals of the selected library. The purpose of the Award is to help provide materials for libraries with replacement projects, retrospective collection-development projects, or routine collection building needs

School libraries can sign up with the School Library Exchange website and post their lists of wanted books, which allows anyone, but especially the parents of the schools' students, to send copies of the wanted books to the school libraries directly, whether by sending them used personal copies or by purchasing and shipping them new copies using Amazon.

Mobile Giving Programs

1) Text-messaging for advocacy and fundraising: Services like Mobile Commons and mGive offer mass text-messaging and Text-to-Give services for nonprofits. The tool set is amazing and they get good reviews, but most small to medium sized nonprofits can’t afford their services. MobileCause offers a similar tool set and is a little less expensive, but for those who can not afford hundreds of dollars a month, some relatively inexpensive alternatives are TextMarks, EzTexting, and Frontline SMS. One thing to keep in mind is that most new services when first launched are expensive, but go down in price significantly over time as new vendors flood the market.